Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"But the threat posed by the ancient Loulan Kingdom next door is simply too great."

"And this experiment...if I'm not mistaken."

"Danzo should have been exposed for some time now."

"Aren't you going to stop it, teacher?" Jiraiya's tone was tinged with disappointment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes held a cryptic expression, and after a moment, he slowly spoke: "If it weren't for the surgeon and the matter of the ancient Loulan Kingdom..."

"I will intervene to stop it."

"but now."

"Not only can I not stop it, I will also restart this experimental project."

"Just to intimidate the enemy and maintain Konoha's status in the ninja world, they're going to use our comrades, who are unaware of the truth, as test subjects?!"

After saying that, Jiraiya felt that the Will of Fire and his values, which he had cultivated over the years, shattered in an instant.

"Didn't the teacher consider that those people, those ninjas, all have families and children?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked out the window at the peace, a resolute glint in his eyes: "For Konoha."

"All sacrifices are necessary."

boom!

A thunderbolt seemed to flash through Jiraiya's mental world, causing him to stumble back two steps in the real world.

Upon hearing the voice, Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at the source of the sound and realized that what he had said had gone too far, so he added:

“I have considered these matters.”

"Therefore, this experiment is primarily voluntary."

"Furthermore, we have dispatched secret agents to monitor all parts of the village, ensuring that no one is threatened and allowed to participate in this experimental project."

"Just like a white star."

"I even specially sent you."

"..."

"Why didn't the teacher tell the participants the data from the previous experiment, or even the actual survival data?"

Jiraiya's words silenced the office once again, a silence that was almost eerily quiet.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, not responding to Jiraiya's question. He then went to the table, picked up a mission scroll, and tossed it to Jiraiya. "Recently, your disciple Minato and his subordinates have gone missing in the ancient kingdom of Loulan."

"You, Tsunade, Shirahoshi, and Mikoto Uchiha will form an intelligence investigation team and go search."

"You should no longer get involved in this matter!"

......

click-

The door closed, and Jiraiya stood in front of the office holding the mission scroll, his eyes seemingly devoid of their former brilliance.

Then, he glanced at the guards on both sides, nodded slightly, and walked towards the exit.

"Precious things, with the passage of time, cease to be precious..."

"Orochimaru, you seem to be right again."

Chapter 128 Provocation, Agreement

Ichiraku Ramen.

Inside the shop, Shirahoshi savored the newly opened ramen.

Not a moment later.

The curtain behind them was suddenly lifted, and a young woman dressed in Uchiha Security Force uniform with a vice-captain insignia on her shoulder walked in.

"Brother Yi Le".

"A signature ramen, please."

"Yes—it'll be ready soon!"

He's not an old man yet; he's very young.

After responding, the young woman from the Uchiha clan sat down next to Shirahoshi.

"What's wrong."

You seem to have something on your mind.

Are you worried about Yun Jian?

After finishing his meal, Shirahoshi lifted his ramen bowl and drank the broth as well. It was freshly made pork bone broth, after all. "Delicious. The handmade noodles and broth from this owner are really good!"

"That's right!" Ichiraku replied with a smile to Shirahoshi, "I'll definitely look forward to Mr. Shirahoshi visiting me often from now on~"

"must."

Shirahoshi nodded, then looked at Uchiha Mikoto, who had been ignored by him for a while and was now trying to stare at him with a fierce look.

The black-haired young woman was no longer the willful and arrogant young lady she once was; she had become more mature.

She's grown up into a spoiled and arrogant young lady.

Furthermore, their physical development is very obvious; they are definitely not like Sakura Haruno, whose figure remained flat even in Boruto.

Her face is just as pretty as any girl's.

Compared to the original work, she seems to lack the gentleness that a housewife should have... perhaps having a baby will give her that.

"I am a little worried. But I'm not too concerned, because the reputation of the ancient Loulan Kingdom doesn't seem to be that bad."

"Gentlemen, your signature ramen."

"Thank you so much, boss who typed this out."

"It looks really good."

After thanking him, Shirahoshi accepted the hand-cooked ramen and placed it on her own table. Mikoto did the same, and after smelling the aroma, she exclaimed in admiration.

Seeing that the customer was satisfied, the cook happily continued making ramen for Shirahoshi: Shirahoshi ordered fifty bowls, and this was the twenty-eighth bowl.

"Suck it."

"I ran into Orochimaru-sensei today."

"He seems to have changed a bit; I almost don't recognize him."

They changed even faster than me; at least I wouldn't be so cold-blooded now.

Bai Xing thought to herself.

Everything that happened this afternoon was just an act by Bai Xing.

The purpose.

Of course, he can't let anyone discover his true identity. Otherwise, it wouldn't be fun.

However, it's not so bad that Orochimaru became a villain during this period.

Hurry up and create some monsters to play with me.

In the last great battle, in order to make things easier and to demonstrate the absolute strength of the ancient Loulan Kingdom, Shirahoshi used a basic attack skill to instantly kill that group of people.

In Shirahoshi's eyes, they were all just ordinary, low-level ninjas.

There are probably only two or three Jonin-level players.

There are fewer than two hundred Chunin.

Anyway, they were wiped out in seconds, leaving not a single corpse behind. Shirahoshi thought to himself, how little care do Iwa ninjas care about training ninjas? It's one thing to use genin and junin, but the sennin only brought so few supplies to their camp... They were clearly forcing them to fight to the death.

"Orochimaru." Mikoto slurped up a mouthful of noodles, picked up her chopsticks, and turned to look at Shirahoshi. "Orochimaru has committed many crimes over the years."

"The reason he's coming out now is simply because the village is planning to restart a certain project and needs Orochimaru's brain."

Shirahoshi glanced at him and said, "You've even lost your honorific title, Mikoto."

“A killer who uses his companions for experiments doesn’t deserve to be called a senior by me,” Mikoto said, continuing to slurp her noodles.

"one more bowl!"

"Okay~!"

"I'll treat the teacher to dinner today."

"Oh. Thank you, Mikoto. It just so happens that I'm short on money lately." Shirahoshi scratched her head.

"Teacher, you've been traveling for so long." Mikoto rested her elbow on the table, her palm supporting her pretty chin. "If you had taken Mikoto with you."

"Mikoto can totally pay for the teacher's bill~ Mikoto has eight figures in savings now~"

"Amazing!" Bai Xing clapped. "Teacher, you now have a six-digit number left, starting with a three."

"I'm starving to death."

"?"

"If I remember correctly, Ms. Sawa mentioned that you had over five million yen in savings when you went on your trip." Mikoto's eyes flashed with suspicion, wondering if Shirahoshi had gone to places she shouldn't have, which was why she spent so much money.

Bai Xing stroked her chin, recalling how she never skimped on herself whenever she visited a town, and gave an awkward smile: "I can't help it."

"I sometimes overspend on trips."

"Like when I went to a town called Kano in the Land of Lightning, a meal there cost 120,000."

Click——

The hand holding the bowl of noodles was slightly startled: "120,000? Just for one meal?!"

Bai Xing glanced at Shou Da and nodded slightly: "Yes. I remember the steak was 25,000 taels, the pork chop was 12,000 taels, and the chicken chop was 13,000 taels. A bottle of red wine was 100,000. Uh. Boss Shou Da, are you alright?"

"Ten thousand, twenty thousand, one hundred thousand..." The eyes of the hand-typed man turned into vortex shapes.

"But doesn't that add up to 150,000?" Mikoto asked.

"I met a merchant from a caravan on the road. Coincidentally, that person was the owner of the shop. He gave me a 20% discount coupon, so I only spent 120,000."